JOHNSON-MORRIS COTTAGE
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Unknown
Street Address:
220 East Morris Street, Anderson, SC
Site Number:
S108042001400054
Date Surveyed:
May 1971
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1851
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Construction Method:
Wooden Frame
Signficant Architectural Features:
1 story wooden frame structure with gable roof and central gable. Front facade "ABA" with single door door with transom and sideliqhts surrounded by twin windows with louvered shutters. 2 interior chimneys. OUTBUILDINGS:
Historical Information:
A "Columbia cottage" this home was erected ca. 1851 and in 1853 became the home of Dr. William B. Johnson. He was president of the female academy, later to become Johnson University, of which he was chancellor. Long a Baptist leader, he was the first president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Source of Historical Information:
See NR info.
Survey:
Anderson - City, 1971 and 1978
Archives Location:
Box 14, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014